A new study released today by the Williams Institute at UCLA tracks how support for the freedom to marry grows much more rapidly in states where same-sex couples can marry than in states that continue to exclude same-sex couples from marriage.

Last week was the deadline for opponents of the freedom to marry to file "friend-of-the-court" briefs, and several dozen briefs were filed urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold marriage discrimination. Take a look at this chart comparing the show of support from these "friend-of-the-court" briefs.

Last week, on Wednesday, March 18, Freedom to Marry and the Campaign for Southern Equality were excited to host a Town Hall Metting in Louisville, Kentucky to discuss the importance of the freedom to marry in the state.

With just over a month before the U.S. Supreme Court's arguments, Freedom to Marry and the Campaign for Southern Equality were proud to partner on two "Why Marriage Matters" Town Hall events this week, on March 17 and 18 in Lexington and Louisville, respectively.

Today, March 11, 2015, Freedom to Marry published a full-page advertisement in The Washington Post featuring the names of 379 businesses who signed onto an amicus brief last week urging the United States Supreme Court to rule in favor of the freedom to marry this summer.

Freedom to Marry spoke with Joshua last week, as the state prepared for a decision in the case, Waters v. Ricketts, brought by the ACLU of Nebraska. He spoke with us about photography, equality, and why marriage matters in Nebraska.

Freedom to Marry is working with our partners at Equality Alabama, the Campaign for Southern Equality, and legal partners to continue pushing for the freedom to marry in Alabama until all same-sex couples, in every county, can say "I do" in Alabama.